How to Use all in a Sentence

all

1 of 3 adjective

• He had to walk all the way home.
• He'll need all the help he can get.
• She works all year round.
• I've been waiting all week to see her.
• Someone took all the candy.
• To achieve all this, the GOP did not once look across the aisle.
  — Nick Martin, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2019
• Pull the paper strip all the way out of the box, and look at the line.
  — Ben Finio, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2019
• South Africa is back in the news yet again for all the wrong reasons.
  — Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa, 13 Sep. 2019
• Meg lived in the neighborhood and would come in and buy records all the time.
  — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 24 July 2019
• Think of all those runs down to the corner flag in the last few minutes that helped run the clock out.
  — Jonathan Tannenwald, Pro Soccer USA, 29 June 2019
• For all these reasons, Judge Daniels put a stop to the lawsuit against Mr Trump.
  — S.m. | New York, The Economist, 16 Sep. 2019
• Unlace the shoe all the way to the bottom, so the lace is only in the bottom eyelet on the left and the right side.
  — Alexa Tucker, SELF, 8 May 2019
• As if that weren't enough, the rooftop restaurant has a build-your-own cider bar that'll give you all the fall feels.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 13 Sep. 2019
• At its height, the Roman Empire stretched all the way from Egypt in the southeast to Britain in the northwest.
  — Farah Nayeri, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2019
• Even if all the dirt didn't come off every stone, they were still left brighter.
  — courant.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• There are all these apps and this idea that there’s someone better out there.
  — Caitlin Brody, Glamour, 20 Apr. 2019
• There’s a sturdiness for him, in the midst of all the energy of New York.
  — David Canfield, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2019
• His all-or-nothing shot turned out to be a giant dud, flying over the green and across a road.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 27 June 2022
• And the runways were filled with all these fantastic people from all over the world.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 13 July 2018
• The campers were split into groups by grade, from kindergarten and first, all the way up to a group of fifth to seventh-graders.
  — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 26 July 2019
• Here are all the questions that need to be answered in the first season of Legacies...
  — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 26 Oct. 2018
• Locate the Smelly Stuff in the Fridge Interactive play is all the rage!
  — Patty Terhune, The New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2019
• There was an improvement—watch the video for all the details.
  — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 30 Apr. 2019
• And there were all these people that kept passing by and passing by.
  — Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2019
• Upton went all the way to third when catcher Beau Taylor couldn’t find a ball that had gone back to the screen.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 27 June 2019
• But soon the all-caps were flying from inside Walter Reed.
  — Mary McNamara Culture Columnist and Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2020
• Nunge's making a strong case for the national sixth man of the year award and a spot on the Big East all-conference team.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2021
• Of all the efforts that people could make to help the climate, why focus on food?
  — Kate Wheeling, The New Republic, 17 Sep. 2019
• For all of your senior friends going off to college, this song brings all the feels.
  — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 13 Mar. 2019
• There are all those airline branded credit cards, there's cargo, and then of course those spendy seats at the front of the plane.
  — NBC News, 10 Aug. 2019

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all

2 of 3 adverb

• She has traveled all around the world.
• She had buttons all down the side of her dress.
• I forgot all about paying the bill.
• This money will be all yours when I die.
• The kids got all excited when they saw Santa Claus.
• Believe it or not, the sport is played all around the world.
  — Redbook, 1 Aug. 2023
• And then at the end, when the auction is all done, who bid for what?
  — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2023
• The salt helps crisp up the outside while the inside gets all nice and melty.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2023
• King Charles and his sons have all sported the timeless style over the years.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 13 Aug. 2023
• And that was what many people thought this was all about.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 25 June 2023
• These are all things that are a part of the game every single day.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2023
• This may sound a tad scary, but solar eclipses aren’t all bad.
  — Aliza Pelto, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
• There are so many crises happening all across the world.
  — ABC News, 4 Feb. 2024
• Instead of an all-over finish, an accent of foil is the way to go.
  — Annie Blay, Allure, 29 Mar. 2023
• They were all swiftly rejected by the GOP aides on the call, the people said.
  — Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2023
• The world should all embrace hip-hop from the old to the young, boom-bap original New York hip-hop.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2023
• And, no doubt, those many types will all find something to enjoy in his and West Elm’s new line.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023
• Portland had a few more attempts in the 11th minute, but they were all blocked or off-target.
  — oregonlive, 24 June 2023
• But the appointment of a woman to the Court opened countless doors to women all across the country.
  — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2023
• That is nothing to do with the quality and instead all down to how the whisky was marketed back in the day.
  — Mark Littler, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• That's what the long-running Fast series, which began way back in 2001 with The Fast and the Furious is all about.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 13 May 2023
• Rick Ross has been all about showing off his private jet.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023
• With no gas for taxis or cars, Nassar had walked almost 3 miles to the hospital and back with the war all around her.
  — USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
• Mosquitoes are found in diverse areas across the country and all around the world.
  — USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
• But, prepare to be amazed, because this one’s all about the little details.
  — Olivia Muenter, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
• The addition of llamas seems all to fitting for the always-quirky PDX.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
• Or, ditch the bed all together and opt for a walk or other form of exercise.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
• Even though this high of a dose likely won’t be toxic, our bodies can’t absorb the whole amount all at once.
  — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 30 May 2023
• Gentry will go from flying on and off the field, to all around it, with consistency.
  — Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
• The current fleet will all get two fans per van after the contract is ratified.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 14 June 2023

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all

3 of 3 noun

• Know-alls from the city are often the butt of jokes up here.
  — The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019
• Of course, nobody thinks AI is the cure-all for stopping threats.
  — Adam Janofsky, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2018
• Don’t let your garage serve as a catch-all for clutter.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2022
• But low interest rates aren't a cure-all for the budget.
  — William G. Gale For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 28 Aug. 2019
• The magnificence of the mountains, in fact, is a cure-all for anything that might have ailed the film.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 31 May 2018
• But even in ruby-red Kentucky, Trump was not a cure-all and the trouble in the suburbs emerged.
  — Steve People, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2019
• Burns shoved him off and Chimaev landed an open-hand slap - all after the horn.
  — Nolan King, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2022
• Here, a glass of red wine made from grapes grown just outside the restaurant can be the ultimate cure-all.
  — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 9 July 2018
• Maybe getting out of Colorado this offseason wasn't the cure-all for his ills.
  — Lawr Michaels, USA TODAY, 29 May 2018
• Oregon will host Oregon State in the midday in what could be a winner-take-all for the Pac-12 North title.
  — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2021
• But it's come to serve as a catch-all for other kinds of pictorial writing, from the Mayans to the Incas.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2020
• This cary-all from The Row has a sense of sophistication with the mix of textures and the jewel tone colors.
  — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2022
• Basically, a catch-all for things a lot of us are feeling right now.
  — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 6 Nov. 2020
• The policy is not a cure-all, and has been criticized for its social cost.
  — Lisa Du, Bloomberg.com, 29 Apr. 2020
• The Pac-12 started late, thinking its antigen testing plan would be the cure-all to pulling off a season.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 12 Nov. 2020
• The former governor who set the process in motion, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is watching the free-for-all with glee.
  — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2021
• Smoky, savory, and packing a punch, the bright crimson pepper paste has long been a culinary do-all for Tunisians.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2022
• Or maybe all of that, grounding promoted as a systemic cure-all.
  — Dana Spiotta, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2021
• There likely is no cure-all at the moment, Newgarden said.
  — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2020
• But the decision to pull an all-nighter just once can leave some serious damage in its wake.
  — Wes Judd, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2018
• Oregon and Texas will play a second time, winner-take-all for the right to play a Super Regional.
  — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 May 2021
• Even if approved, the compound won’t be a cure-all for everyone with Alzheimer’s disease.
  — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2019
• But Click and Collect isn’t a cure-all to the concerns of independent shop owners.
  — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2020
• Of course, resilience isn’t built overnight, and none of these tips are a cure-all for feeling down or defeated about goals that didn’t turn out your way.
  — Michelle Konstantinovsky, SELF, 1 Sep. 2021
• The free-for-all for Trump's nod is also playing out in Ohio, where each candidate is trying to out-Trump the others.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 14 Dec. 2021
• Any Covid bill Congress moves will quickly become a catch-all for far more than small business.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022
• To be clear, a vertical mouse is not some magic cure-all for wrist discomfort.
  — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2018
• Federer-Nadal has been prompting wait-that’s-not-alls for 15 years -- and continues to do so.
  — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2019
• Botox may not be the cure-all for your own excessive sweating, however.
  — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 6 Sep. 2021
• And while modern medicine has eclipsed its historic use as cure-all, castor oil is now a trendy budget beauty buy.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2019

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